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Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Wed Jan 28 00:35:08 UTC 2015


Hi Prachi,

Do you know how many people to expect?

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you so much! See you tomorrow,
>
> Prachi
>
>
> On Monday, January 26, 2015, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yup!  I've created a hangout for that:
>> https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/c2hhdW5hZ21AZ21haWwuY29t.3bcahot9disrnojer1f23lmvrs?authuser=0
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Shauna, how are we doing tomorrow's 8pm mentor training? Google
>>> hangouts?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 23, 2015, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> The publicity and sign up websites are now live at
>>>> http://rutgers.openhatch.org/. If you have not already, please go
>>>> there and sign up as a volunteer. Let me know if you find any bugs, or have
>>>> any issues with the schedule being publicized.
>>>>
>>>> -Prachi
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Btw, since we've booked the room starting at 11, it's okay to start
>>>>> the event at 11:30 if we don't want to shave the half hour from
>>>>> contributing time. I'm not sure if that gives NYC based alumni enough time
>>>>> to arrive at Rutgers though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I know that 3 people from OSS (open system solutions at rutgers)
>>>>> will be there for the career panel and some mentoring as well. I will ask
>>>>> them to sign up on discourse.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Prachi
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 1/27 at 8pm works for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Proposed Schedule based on the example curriculum:
>>>>>>> 1145-12     Setup
>>>>>>> 12-1215     Intro
>>>>>>> 1215-1230 What is Open source
>>>>>>> 1230-1245 Communication (irc, mailing lists, etc.)
>>>>>>> 1245-130   VCS (git, hg)
>>>>>>> 130-2         Career Panel
>>>>>>> 2-230         Lunch
>>>>>>> 230-3         How to find a project
>>>>>>> 3-5             Contributing (mentors float around checking in with
>>>>>>> students around the room)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This looks good, but I think lunch ought to be a bit earlier - 2pm's
>>>>>> a bit late and I think people will get hungry.  I think you might want to
>>>>>> put it around 1 at the latest.  I'd also suggest giving a bit more time for
>>>>>> communication than 15 minutes.  I suppose you can speed through if you
>>>>>> want, but my experience giving the session is that it takes more like 30
>>>>>> minutes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What about:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1145-12     Setup
>>>>>> 12-1215     Intro
>>>>>> 1215-1230 What is Open source
>>>>>> 1230-1 Communication (irc, mailing lists, etc.)
>>>>>> 1-2 Lunch with rotating career panel (basically, students choose
>>>>>> places to sit and eat, and career panel mentors rotate between the tables
>>>>>> answering questions
>>>>>> 2-3 VCS
>>>>>> 3-3:30         How to find a project
>>>>>> 3:30-5         Contributing (mentors float around checking in with
>>>>>> students around the room)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let me know if you think anything should be tweaked.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I went ahead and published the event.  You should ask all the
>>>>>>>> mentors to sign up and start doing publicity as well.  Please let me know
>>>>>>>> if you need any help with this!  There's a link to our email templates
>>>>>>>> here:
>>>>>>>> http://discourse.openhatch.org/t/about-the-publicity-category/24
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Have you figured out the schedule for the day of?  Again, let me
>>>>>>>> know if you need my help.  I'd love to have the schedule picked out,
>>>>>>>> mentors found and assigned to rules, and most of our sign ups finished by
>>>>>>>> the end of this upcoming weekend.  Then we'll be able to relax in the lead
>>>>>>>> up to the event and focus on training mentors and taking care of any minor
>>>>>>>> last minute issues.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the reminder Shauna! I created the event under the
>>>>>>>>> new Rutgers Chapter just now. The event is listed from 12-5, giving us an
>>>>>>>>> hour leeway for prep and cleanup. I will probably revamp last years flyer
>>>>>>>>> and send it to this list tomorrow for suggestions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Either Monday or Tuesday works for me to attend training, thank
>>>>>>>>> you for offering it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Where do we stand on mentors?  I can offer remote trainings on
>>>>>>>>>> Monday the 26th or Tuesday the 27th from 6pm to 11pm est, depending on what
>>>>>>>>>> works for folks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If you would like to make an event on
>>>>>>>>>> https://events.openhatch.org/ I think that would be super useful
>>>>>>>>>> for keeping track of mentors who've signed up as well as managing RSVPs
>>>>>>>>>> from students.  If you can make that today, we can start publicizing
>>>>>>>>>> tomorrow.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Jeff Ames <
>>>>>>>>>> jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yay, our reservation for The Cove is confirmed, 1/31 from 11 am
>>>>>>>>>>> to 6 pm.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/14/2015 10:53 AM, Jeff Ames wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I got word back from BCC, and they want some more details:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Will the laptop you are using have a VGA output?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Will the laptop need to be connected to a sound system?
>>>>>>>>>>>> (music or
>>>>>>>>>>>>      video)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Do you have you a completed agenda?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Which of the approved internal caterers are you using?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/15/2014 08:13 PM, Jeff Ames wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  > I've asked to book the Cove from 11 am to 6 pm on 1/31, just
>>>>>>>>>>>> waiting for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  > confirmation. If you think we'll need the room longer than
>>>>>>>>>>>> that, we can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  > probably extend it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>>>  > Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> On Dec 15, 2014, at 20:05, Billy Lynch <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> I'll start reaching out to recent Alumni and see if I can
>>>>>>>>>>>> get some
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> Google swag for the event. What's the expected headcount we
>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> shooting for?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Prachi Pendse <
>>>>>>>>>>>> prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >> <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     Thank you for confirming! Looks like this is starting
>>>>>>>>>>>> to come
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     together. I believe Jeff was booking the room. On my
>>>>>>>>>>>> end I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     reaching out to the Open Source Systems (OSS) group at
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rutgers to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     look for more mentors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     Shauna, would you know if there is a video chat
>>>>>>>>>>>> training session
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     between now and Jan 31st? Let me know,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     On Monday, December 15, 2014, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>     <shaunagm at gmail.com <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>         OpenHatch is fine with Jan 31st.  And we're
>>>>>>>>>>>> enthusiastic about
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>         Banquet-style classrooms and group work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>         On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Jeff Ames
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>         <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             I talked to someone in BCC, and they said that
>>>>>>>>>>>> the Cove
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             should be available then, and we could have it
>>>>>>>>>>>> set up a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             variety of ways. Banquet style (round tables
>>>>>>>>>>>> for ~6
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             people) might be good if people are working in
>>>>>>>>>>>> groups, or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             we could do something more classroom-esque.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cove fits
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             around 90 people, so it might be a bit big, but
>>>>>>>>>>>> it's a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             nice room. There are also smaller conference
>>>>>>>>>>>> rooms we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             could get. Any thoughts?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             If we're set on Jan 31, I can go ahead and try
>>>>>>>>>>>> to make a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             reservation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>             On 11/25/14 17:23, Shauna Gordon-McKeon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 I think we had about 25 students last year
>>>>>>>>>>>> and 3
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 mentors.  This is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 little smaller than the typical OSCTC
>>>>>>>>>>>> event.  If we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 could aim for 35
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 students and 8 mentors (4-5 students per
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentor)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 that'd be great.  To do
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 that, we'll want to start reaching out to
>>>>>>>>>>>> potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 mentors soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 I typically find mentors by doing the
>>>>>>>>>>>> following:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 - Sending emails to our network of mentors
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 - Doing a google search for the university
>>>>>>>>>>>> name and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 "open source"/"free
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 software" (this turns up a lot of people!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 - Looking at local groups like python and
>>>>>>>>>>>> linux user
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 groups, wordpress
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 groups, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 - Looking on github for people who list
>>>>>>>>>>>> their location
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 as near the event
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 The above is a bit of work but very worth
>>>>>>>>>>>> it.  It
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 would be great to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 spend the next couple of weeks finding
>>>>>>>>>>>> people and then
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 seeing when works
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 best for everyone, with a doodle poll
>>>>>>>>>>>> perhaps.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 best
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Jeff Ames
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.__edu>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     Jan. 31 sounds good, though I may not
>>>>>>>>>>>> be able to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 be there personally.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     CSGSS can help with reserving a room if
>>>>>>>>>>>> we need an
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 official group
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     sponsor.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     Out of curiosity, how many people were
>>>>>>>>>>>> there last
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 year and are you
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     expecting more this year? There is a
>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 larger class of MS
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     students this year, some of whom will
>>>>>>>>>>>> probably be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 interested in this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                     On 11/20/14 20:38, Billy Lynch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         January 31st is fine with me. We'll
>>>>>>>>>>>> need some
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 student org to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         reserve a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         room. We should aim for an open
>>>>>>>>>>>> space instead
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 of a classroom
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         setup (like
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         how Core A was setup last year). It
>>>>>>>>>>>> might be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 nice to get the BCC
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         MPR or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Cove, otherwise I'd say the Cave
>>>>>>>>>>>> might work
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 (though
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         presentations will
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         be harder). Thoughts?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         I can also help get mentors. Do we
>>>>>>>>>>>> have an
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 idea of what we want
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         in terms
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         of headcount?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Once we solidify the date I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>> reach out to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Amy to order swag.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:15 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Prachi Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <prachirp at gmail.com <mailto:
>>>>>>>>>>>> prachirp at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Hmm, to answer your points:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              I'd like it to be a full day
>>>>>>>>>>>> workshop
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 like last time, on
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Saturday
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Jan 31st.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Not sure if we'll focus on any
>>>>>>>>>>>> particular
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 domain or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         project, or just
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              provide links to what's out
>>>>>>>>>>>> there. Since
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 rooms and funding
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         should
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              not be too much trouble,
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentors are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 probably the bottleneck.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Billy, are you available to
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentor on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 31st? I can ask V
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         if he's
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              free tomorrow. I know there
>>>>>>>>>>>> are a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Rutgers alumni in
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         NYC who
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              could potentially mentor, but I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 personally know very few of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Shauna, would you give me more
>>>>>>>>>>>> details on
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 when OpenHatch
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         runs the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              videochat trainings. I will do
>>>>>>>>>>>> my best to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 attend.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              On Thursday, November 20,
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  We've been running remote
>>>>>>>>>>>> events for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 about a year now,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         and we've
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  found that getting a group
>>>>>>>>>>>> of local
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 mentors together is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         far more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  important than whether an
>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenHatch
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 representative is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         available
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  on the day of. We've run
>>>>>>>>>>>> 24 events,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 only 8 of which
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         have had me
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  or Asheesh (co-founder of
>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenHatch)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 at them.  When helping
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  remotely, the average
>>>>>>>>>>>> event does not
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 ask me for help
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         even once,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  and I've never had an
>>>>>>>>>>>> event need my
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 help more than once
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  can remember.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  For these reasons, I
>>>>>>>>>>>> suggest the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 following process:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  - Come up with an overall
>>>>>>>>>>>> sense of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 what you want the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         event to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  be.  A full day workshop?
>>>>>>>>>>>> A series
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 of project nights with
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  tutorials?  Focused on a
>>>>>>>>>>>> particular
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 domain (open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         science, open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  hardware, etc) or a
>>>>>>>>>>>> particular
>>>>>>>>>>>> project?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  - Once the broad outlines
>>>>>>>>>>>> are figured
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 out, and you've
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         got a good
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  sense of who you'll ask
>>>>>>>>>>>> re: room and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 funding, start
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         reaching out
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  to mentors.  I can
>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely help at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 this stage, as we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  both a network of known
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentors as
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 well as several
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         different
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  effective strategies for
>>>>>>>>>>>> finding
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 people.  Get a group
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         of people
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  interested and then see
>>>>>>>>>>>> which dates
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 work for them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  - Pick a date, hopefully
>>>>>>>>>>>> one that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 we'll be available
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         for, but if
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  not, that's fine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  - We can work together,
>>>>>>>>>>>> along with
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 whatever mentors are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  interested in doing
>>>>>>>>>>>> organizational
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 work, to plan the event.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  OpenHatch will be running
>>>>>>>>>>>> regular
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 remote videochat
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         trainings as
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  well, which any interested
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentors
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 can take.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  I recommend giving this
>>>>>>>>>>>> process two
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 full months,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         although it can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  definitely be done on a
>>>>>>>>>>>> shorter time
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 frame.  If you're
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         hoping
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  for the last weekend in
>>>>>>>>>>>> January, then
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 we should get
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         started soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1:54 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Prachi Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                  <prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      Time to rejuvenate
>>>>>>>>>>>> this thread
>>>>>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      Shauna, do you have a
>>>>>>>>>>>> better idea
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 of what Open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Hatch events
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      are scheduled for
>>>>>>>>>>>> January or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 February?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      I have a better idea
>>>>>>>>>>>> of how my
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 schedule looks like
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         for next
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      semester. The weekend
>>>>>>>>>>>> from Jan
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 30th-Feb 1st works
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         best for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      me, and it's also
>>>>>>>>>>>> before midterms
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 start around
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         mid-Feb, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      let me know how that
>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 would fit with your
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         other open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      source events,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      On Mon, Sep 22, 2014
>>>>>>>>>>>> at 4:44 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Prachi Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                      <prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                          That's fine. Let
>>>>>>>>>>>> me know!
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                          -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                          On Mon, Sep 22,
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014 at 3:20
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                          <
>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                              We probably
>>>>>>>>>>>> won't pick
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 dates for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         winter/spring
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                              until around
>>>>>>>>>>>> November, at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 which point we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         contact
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                              you (and other
>>>>>>>>>>>> schools
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 which asked to wait
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         until the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> winter/spring).  Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 that work for you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                              On Sat, Sep
>>>>>>>>>>>> 20, 2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 11:18 PM, Prachi Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                              <
>>>>>>>>>>>> prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                  That's
>>>>>>>>>>>> fine by me. Do
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 you have dates
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         that Open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                  Hatch is
>>>>>>>>>>>> running
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 workshops on for next
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         year, or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                  when the
>>>>>>>>>>>> schedule
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 will come out?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                  -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                  On Fri,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sep 19, 2014
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 at 5:10 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                      It
>>>>>>>>>>>> sounds like
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Billy has a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         preference for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                      early
>>>>>>>>>>>> spring and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 everyone else is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> indifferent, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 shall we switch to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         early spring?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                      On
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thu, Sep 18,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 2014 at 5:07 PM, Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                      Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                          I
>>>>>>>>>>>> don't have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 a preference
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         either. Early
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> February is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 fine as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                                          On
>>>>>>>>>>>> Wed, Sep
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 17, 2014 at 8:28
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         PM, Sri
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Raga
>>>>>>>>>>>> Velagapudi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  <sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:sriraga.velagapudi at __g
>>>>>>>>>>>> mail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   I will
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 let Prachi and Billy
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         decide
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 date. Early Jan sounds
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  reasonable to me, unless
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Prachi has
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   strong
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 sentiments against it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   As for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Google sponsorship,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         if we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 separate Google sign
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         up sheet
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   (like the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 chromebooks we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         have at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   RU
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 events, Billy) and do
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         little 5
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   min
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 "Google and Open
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Source" prezo,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  sponsorship should not be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   Billy:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Send Amy an email
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         soon (so
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   they can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 adjust their 2015
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         budgets
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   if
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 needed) asking for money for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   food,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 shwag for travel
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         costs for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   mentors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Let Amy know it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         similar
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   to an
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 event I ran last
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         year. CC me
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 email so I can jump
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         in if
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   need be.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   Good luck!
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   Sri
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   On Wed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Sep 17, 2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         4:03 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>   Billy
>>>>>>>>>>>> Lynch
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  Spring semester starts
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         1/20 so
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>       if we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 could hit one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>       weeks
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 of February that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  perfect =]
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>       On
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         3:50 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  I'm happy to move
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         this to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  the spring if
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         that's what
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  you prefer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Prachi, do you
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  have a preference?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  We will likely not
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         start
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  running events
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         again in 2015
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  until February.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Will that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  be early enough in
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         the semester?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>  best
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  On Wed, Sep 17,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2014 at 3:25
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  PM, Billy Lynch
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                  <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    For those who don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    know, I am no
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         longer at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Rutgers and am
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         now at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Google NY, so I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         should
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    be able to take
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         over
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Sri's
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         responsibilities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Prachi- I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         handed those
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    off to the new
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         USACS
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    president Katie
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Poskaitis (cc-ed)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    As for room,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Core A or
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    even the new
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         expanded
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Cave might work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Something I was
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    discussing with Sri
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    offline last
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         week was
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    potentially
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         moving the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    event to very early
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    spring
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         semester. I am
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    not sure how set in
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    stone those
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         original
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    dates are, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         I think
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    there will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         benefits
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    for both us and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         students
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    if we change
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         the date.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    The main motivation
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    behind this was
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         1) to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    piggyback off
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    popularity of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         student
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    hackathons and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2) to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    take advantage of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    beginning of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         semester
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    motivation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         HackPrinceton and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    HackRPI
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/_
>>>>>>>>>>>> ___events
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/__events>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/_
>>>>>>>>>>>> _events
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/events>>> fall
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    on the same
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         weekend.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    Though we are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         primarily
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    trying to target
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    beginners,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         students are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    being
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         encouraged more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    and more to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         attend these
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    events to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         learn. Since
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    these 2 events are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    fairly close to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Rutgers
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    (and it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         become fairly
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    common for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         hackathons to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    charter a bus
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         to bring
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    students to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         event),
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    I am slightly
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         concerned
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    that this might
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         draw
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    away some of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         the people
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    we want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         reach. By
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    moving to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         start of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    the semester we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         can get
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    ahead of most
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         spring
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    hackathons and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         promote
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    skills that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         students can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    then use at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         these events.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    2) From running
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         these
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    types of events
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    past, I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         found that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    events targeted
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         towards
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    beginners are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         much more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    effective when
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         they are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    in the start of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    semester. This
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         is when
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    students have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         more free
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    time (since
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         they don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         assignments yet)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    and are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         motivated to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    learn new
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         things that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    can help them
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    upcoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         semester. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    think an event
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         like this
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    would be much more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    successful and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         useful to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    students if ran
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    start of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         semester
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    rather than
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         towards the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    end (especially
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         since
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    USACS tends to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         run a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    very similar event
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    covering VCS/Github
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    workflows).
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    These were just
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    thoughts I had.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         If we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    still want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         run with
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    the Nov 16th
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         date that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    is perfectly fine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    On Wed, Sep 17,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                    2:53 PM, Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        Yes, we can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         move the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        tables.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Billy, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        has all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         USACS
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        power strips n
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        things now?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        On Wed, Sep
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         17, 2014
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        at 2:50 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                        wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            The
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         tables were
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            moveable,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         It would
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            be nice
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         to do
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         group work
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            since
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         we'll have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            more
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         mentors,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         rearrangeable
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            tables are
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         key given
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         that room
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            is so
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         long and thin.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            If so:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         yes, that
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            room is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         good.  :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            best
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            On Wed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Sep 17,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2:45 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Pendse
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <prachirp at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                The
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         room we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                had
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         last
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         time was
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         fine right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         will check
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         book it
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         tonight if
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         it's available.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                On
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Wed, Sep
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                17,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2:42 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Sri -
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         We've
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         talked
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    off
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         list,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         but let
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         me say
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         again:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         congratulations
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         on your
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         move.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         sorry
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    you
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         won't be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         able to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         participate
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         event,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         but your
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         decision
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         totally
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         makes
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         sense.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Google
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         still be
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         able to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         sponsor
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         event
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         given
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         this change?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Prachee,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Billy -
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         are you
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         still
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         good to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         lead the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         event?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         If so,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         let's
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         take
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         care of
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         basics
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         so I can
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         start
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         finding
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    you
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         mentors
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         helpers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            (We
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         have any
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         besides
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Sri and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         myself
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         last
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         due to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         the day
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         week we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         ran it
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         on, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         on a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         weekend
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    we
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         should
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         much
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         better
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         luck.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                            The
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         next
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         step is
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         figuring
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         out what
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         room to
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         book,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                                    and
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         booking it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         best
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         On Wed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Sep 3,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         2014 at
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         7:53 PM,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Sri Raga
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         Velagapudi
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         <sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                 <mailto:sriraga.velagapudi at __gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                         wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Hello folks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              Apologies
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              for
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              being off
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              the
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              radar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              I
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              have
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              an
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              upcoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              launch
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              followed
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >>                              performance
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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